The army of the Kingdom of Holland,…
1807 CE
The army of the Kingdom of Holland, apart from the lavishly uniformed Royal Guard, will always be short of recruits, leading to units being disbanded or amalgamated.
Acts to recruit more troops, for instance by raising a Jewish infantry regiment (the short-lived Corps of Israelites) or by adding all male orphans to the army as Velites (light infantry) are of little effect, the latter leading to public riots and accusations of introducing the conscription.
Louis founds several major institutions (some of which exist to this day) and has a Penal Law Code compiled, largely modeled on French law.
Due to the economic blockade enforced by Napoleon, the economy of the Kingdom of Holland is further ruined; the smuggling of British goods increased.
Louis hesitates to oppose this, which leads France sending units of Douanes Imperiales (customs agents) to Holland.
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